Jaycob

“Variant of Jacob — Supplanter, or holder of the heel” — Hebrew, via Greek and Latin origin

Boy's name · #1926 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Jaycob reached #888 in 2012 and has eased to #1926 since. About 4,500 boys have carried it since 1981. Its center of gravity has moved: strongest in the West in the 1980s and 1990s, strongest in the Northeast today.

Around the world: about 1 in 480 boys in Puerto Rico (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Jaycobs

Jaycob Megna — American ice hockey defenseman
Jaycob Brugman — American professional baseball outfielder

Similar names: Jacobo · Geovanni · Jaycee · Jordyn · Jaysen · Jakobi

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